Living in harmony with the world around us and appreciating just how dependent we are on the natural world are not new ideas. Over the millennia, all sorts of societies have taught them as moral principles.

One Planet Living is a positive vision of a world in which we all live happy, healthy, fulfilled lives within the natural limits of the planet, and still leave sufficient space for wildlife and wilderness.

‘One Planet Living will allow us to make a difference on a scale and with the urgency that all of us now know are absolutely necessary.’ Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP

One Planet Living – THE PRINCIPLES

Zero carbon – Delivering all energy with renewable technologies and making buildings more energy efficient.

‘We only have one planet; London 2012 will respect its ecological limits, its cultural diversity and create a legacy for sport, the environment and the local and global community.’ The London 2012 Olympics

Healthy people in a healthy environment

Good health and well-being require a clean and harmonious environment where physical, psycho - logical, social and aesthetic factors are all given their due importance. These factors are affected by actions and choices which can secure considerable health benefits. The environment is thus not only important for its own sake, but as a resource for better living conditions and well-being.

What we’ve agreed: the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Millennium Development Goals

Green savings

What young people want

Water – the key to life

The air we breathe

Safer, quieter towns and cities of the future – reclaiming the streets